The Politics of Child Protection: Contemporary Developments and Future Directions

ISBN-13: 9781137269294 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 272 str.

Nigel Parton

Opis

How has policy shaped the role of social workers and other professionals in protecting children and young people? Combining historical detail with sharp critical analysis, leading commentator Nigel Parton presents an overview of the complex field of child protection, from its emergence in the 19th Century to the Munro Review of 2011.

Spis treści

1.The Politics of Child Protection: An Introduction  2. Children's Services in the Postwar Period  3. New Labour, Children and Childhood  4. The 'Every Child Matters' Agenda and Beyond  5. The Tragedy of Baby Peter Connolly and its Effects  6. Central Government Guidance and Child Abuse: 1974-2010  7. 'Social Breakdown', the 'Big Society' and the Conservative-led Coalition Government  8. Reforming Child Protection: A Child-Centred System?  9. Child Welfare Reform and the Authoritarian Neoliberal State  10. Child Protection and Social Work 11. Moving Beyond Individualized Child Protection Systems.

O autorze

Nigel Parton is Professor in Applied Childhood Studies at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He is the author of many books, including The Politics of Child Abuse, Governing the Family and Safeguarding Childhood.

Blurb

From Every Child Matters and the Munro Review, to changing shifts in thinking from Coalition government; the child protection system has seen dramatic political and policy developments over recent years.

This book brings you a critical analysis of these developments from a leading writer and commentator. It begins by exploring the origins of present-day arrangements, locating English policy and practice in both a wider British and international context. It examines tragic cases such as 'Baby P' and Maria Colwell, considering their impact on public and professional attitudes and, in turn, the implications for the child protection system. Looking to the future of child protection, Nigel Parton considers the current state of the system and argues that we need to address wider social and political issues, including poverty, class and inequality.

Original, authoritative and up-to-date, The Politics of Child Protection is an important book for all students, practitioners and researchers interested in safeguarding and child protection.